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Originally Posted by Rathji
Not to discount this thread, but the entire premise of science is that our knowledge of things is not, and probably never will be, complete. The understanding that everything we think we know today, is probably wrong or incomplete in some way is what drives people to try and learn more.
The one thing that I think is a glaring example of how fairly 'modern' science was wrong for a long time was the science of eugenics. The interesting part to me is that while science only supported it for the early part of the 20th century, based mostly on faked studies, government programs based on eugenics principles extended into the 70's and beyond.
One glaring example, that would hit close to home, is the sterilization procedures performed without consent against mentally handicapped people in Alberta until 1972.
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I agree. We believe what scientists know up to today only. It may be completely wrong or only partially right.
People believed for the longest time that the earth was flat. I wonder what we believe today that is completely wrong.